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Brooke Elizabeth Burns (born March 16, 1978) is an American actress and former fashion model, perhaps best known for her role on Baywatch and Baywatch Hawaii. She is currently co-starring in the ABC television series Miss Guided. Former model Brooke Burns, perhaps best known for her stint on “Baywatch” (1998-2001), enjoyed an active performing career on television after leaving the campy series in 2000. Since that time, Burns made a name for herself as a sexy starlet, often appearing in tabloids for various personal dramas, including a well-profiled relationship with Bruce Willis and a near-death accident that almost left the gregarious actress paralyzed. Burns was born in Dallas, Texas, the daughter of Betsy (née Davis), a homemaker, and Brad Thomas Burns, who worked in health care. Burns has 2 sisters. She was a ballet dancer for 12 years during childhood. She started modeling at age fifteen. Her on-set experience prompted her to relocate to Los Angeles, where she auditioned for a role on “Baywatch.” Though she did not land the part, the producers called her back for another role – that of Jessie Owens, whom she played on the series until 2000. During her “Baywatch” tenure, she also appeared semi-regularly on “Ally McBeal” (Fox, 1997-2002) as “The Girl” – a figment of the title character’s fevered imagination. During this period, Burns became involved with actor Julian McMahon (later, of “Nip/Tuck” TV fame). The couple married in 1999, but divorced two years later, following the birth of their daughter Madison and Burns being confronted with tabloid photographs of her husband cavorting on the beach with actress Shannon Doherty. She starred in North Shore, a prime-time soap opera on Fox that consisted of 21 episodes which ran from June 14, 2004 through January 13, 2005. She recently had a supporting role on the defunct WB series Pepper Dennis playing Kathy Dinkle. Burns appeared on Ally McBeal, Just Shoot Me!, Out of the Blue, To Tell the Truth, Death to the Supermodels, and Average Joe: Hawaii. She hosted the short-lived American version of the Dog Eat Dog game show for two summer seasons in 2002 and 2003, in which she often would wear a bikini during the show opening. Burns returned to performing in 2001 with a small but significant role in the feature “Shallow Hal,” in which she played an unattractive woman whose inner beauty is revealed through Jack Black’s particular affliction. She followed this with an appearance on a celebrity edition of the NBC reality series, “Fear Factor” (2001-06). Her episode which had Burns riding atop a moving bus, impressed the network enough to sign her to her own reality series, “Dog Eat Dog,” which despite impressive ratings in its 2002 summer debut, did not survive past its initial season. That year, Burns also expanded her acting resume with appearances on several network series, including a two-part episode of “Nero Wolfe” (A&E, 2001-02) and “Just Shoot Me” (1997-2003). For the next few years, Burns appeared regularly on episodic television, with a brief return to reality in “Average Joe: Hawaii” (NBC, 2004), as well as a short-lived series, the sudsy drama “North Shore” (Fox, 2004-05) which ironically co-starred Shannon Doherty. She subsequently landed roles in two features: “Single White Female 2: The Psycho” (2005) – a direct-to-video sequel to the Barbet Schroeder thriller, and the broad slapstick comedy “Death to the Supermodels” (2005). In 2001, she appeared as Vicki Vale in one of several "Batman" commercials for OnStar, opposite Bruce Thomas' Batman, reprising the role made famous by Kim Basinger in the 1989 Tim Burton-directed Batman film. She also had a minor role in Shallow Hal. Named #31 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2005 list. Burns made headlines again with a horrific pool-diving accident that resulted in a broken neck. Despite the potential for serious injury, she made a full recovery. She joined her third series, the WB’s “Pepper Dennis” (2005- ), and made a favorable impression as Pepper’s (Rebecca Romijn) offbeat sister and occasional partner in crime, Kathy. She was once married to Julian McMahon, with whom she has a daughter, Madison, in 2000, and was engaged to Bruce Willis from 2003 until June 2, 2004. In November 2005, Burns broke a bone in her neck after diving into a pool at her home. A friend, an ex-firefighter, found her, stabilized her neck and called an ambulance. Burns mentors for Penny Lane, a home for abused children. She smokes cigars and has appeared on the cover of Smoke Magazine. |
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